Arrow clamp for archery bows



'Oct.4, 1949. G. 5.5"- 2,483,928

ARROW CLAMP FOR ARCHERY BOWS Filed Aug. 18,, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet lInventor George S Off Oct. 4, 1949. G. s. OTT 2,483,928

ARROW CLAMP FOR ARCHERY BOWS Filed Aug. 18,,1947 2 sheetssheet 2Inventor Patented Oct. 4, 1949 "George S.0tt, Rice Lake, Wia, assignor-01 fifty per cent to George J. Ott, IticeJL-ake, 'Wis.

Application August 18, 1947.,fSe1ialQNo. 769,152

This invention relates to improvements in archers bows, and moreparticularly to an attachmentior a'bow which will support'a partiallydrawn arrow until the time the arrow is to 'be shot, said attachmentbeing then released, and l? the arrow drawn Ibackits ffulllength andshot An object or the invention is to provide an improved'attachmentforarchers bows which will be .detachably supported upon a bow adjacent thehandle thereof including an arrow guide rest, and a pivoted lockinglever adapted to clamp against the forward end of an arrow when the'same' has been locked upon the bow string and partially drawn back,whereby when the arrow is to be shot, the locking lever -will bereleased .and the arrow drawn back to ;its :max'imumposition and shot.Another object of'the invention is to provide -9 "Claims. (Cl. 124-23)an improved attachment for archers {bows ineluding a body plate havingmeans at "its upper and lower ends "for encircling abowior -locking thesame upon the front edge thereof, said plate supporting a fixed arrowguide rest, :a pivoted notched locklever, and a'pivoted lock-catch whichwill drop into the notch closest to the pivot point animprovedattac'hment forarchers bows which i 'will support an arrow inpartially drawn position for drawing and shooting when a lock lever isreleased ':by a thumb actuated trigger on a :co-

operating lock catch, said attachment being highlyefflcient inoperation, .and :relativelyinexv,

pensive-to manufacture and produce.

Other objects :will appear as the :description proceeds. r

In the accompanying drawings which ,form a part of this application,

' Figure 1 is aside elevation of an archerfs .bow

showing the attachment supported thereon, and an arrow 'held'thereby inpartially drawn position; i i v Figure '2 is an en'largedjfrontelevation of (the attachment shown in position upon an archers 2 bowwith parts thereof holding an arrows in'secured or locked'position;

Figure 3 is an enlarged :front elevation oflthe attachment shown inposition upon an archers bow with the parts thereof-in releasedposition;

Figure 4isa side elevation of the improved'attachment shown in positionupon an archers bow;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 'Figurefi is a sectionalview taken .on the line 6-6 of Figure 3.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the followingspecificationand the accom- .panying drawings :to designatecorresponding parts.

.In carrying 'out 'the invention, there is provided an improvedattachment adapted tobe detachably clamped upon an archers bow generallydesignatedby thereference numeral 1. A'bow string 2 is provided for thehow 1 and the same is wound :with thread adjacent its central portion toform a n'ocking point 3 which will be disposedimmediately above the hack4 in the inner end of an arrow 5 when the same is engaged by the string'2 andis provided for "preventing the arrow from flipping upwardly whenthe arrow is being 'held in position on the bow I. A head 6 will besecured to the jiront end .of the arrow 5, and the usual feathers 1 willbe supported at the neck end of the arrow for assisting in keeping thearrow on a true linelof path during its flight from the bow to thetarget (not shown).

,The attachment forming the subject matter ofthe instantinventioncomprises a metal body plate 8 which supports the upper and lower U-shaped 'bow encircling clips or clamps 9 and it, "of a size of'snuglyfit across the front edge of a bow l and along the opposite sidesthereof.

Ball chains ,I l and 12 are provided for the clips or clamps 9 and Landare adapted to be received in the slots 13 and Ill formed in the .rearoutwardly flared endsof the said clips or clamps 9 and II].

An arrow guide rest 15 is suitably attached .to the lower clip or clampill] to extend upwardly and outwardly therefrom at a slight angle .ofinclination, and will vsupport a rubber varrow cushion'ingband I6 on itsouter extremity.

A forwardly extending pivot bolt I! will be seansae cured to the bodyplate 8 at a point slightly above the arrow guide rest l5, and willpivotally support the transversely extending arrow lock lever l8. Oneend of the arrow lock lever l8 will be twisted to extend at right anglesto the lever, and will terminate in an arrow engaging and clamping armI9, upon which a rubber arrow cushioning band 20 will be disposed. Thearrow engaging and clamping arm l9 will overlie the arrow guide rest Ifor clamping action upon an arrow 5 when placed on the guide rest IS.

A pair of laterally spaced locking notches 2! and 22 will be formed inthe upper edge of the arrow lock lever 18 adjacent its opposite end, anda depending arcuate thumb engaging trigger 23 will be formed upon theextreme end of said arrow lock lever 58 in position for engagement withand operation by the thumb of a hand which supports the bow l.

A tensioning spring 2 5 will be coiled about the pivot bolt ii, and willhave one end extending outwardly and upwardly as at 25 to underlie thearrow lock lever 18, whilethe opposite end of said spring extendsdownwardly as at 2,6, to be received in the anchor clip 2'! formed uponthe lower clip or clamp is for normally exerting a resilient upwardpressure upon the trigger end of the arrow lock lever l8.

An arrow lock catch 28 is pivotally supported upon a forwardly extendingpivot bolt 29 supported upon the body plate 3 a slight distance abovethe pivot bolt H, and has its outer extremity bent forwardly to providea notch engaging arm extension 39 for selectively engaging and seatingin either of the notches 2i and 22 formed in the upper edge of thepivoted arrow lock lever 18.

A forwardly extending sight holding member or housing 3! will besuitably supported upon the upper forward surface of the body plate 8,and will be apertured at 32 to receive the bolt or support for a sight(not shown), and a clamp ing or set screw 33 will be threaded into theouter end of said member or housing SI for engaging and locking thesight support when positioned within said aperture 32.

In operation, an arrow 5 will have its nook 4 engaged by the bow string.2, and the, arrow 5 will be disposed upon the guide rest 15, and thearrow drawn back part of the way, after which the arrow lock lever 58will be moved on its pivot to clamp against the arrow, and the lock'catch will be moved to seat in one of the notches 2! or 22, whereuponthe arrow will be in readiness for drawing and shooting after the thumbengaging trigger 23 is moved downwardly.-

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that a bow equippedwith the improved attachment will support a partially drawn arrow inreadiness for instant shooting, and will enable more accurate shootingto be 'done, since the arrow will be all ready in proper position to bedrawn and shot, rather than necessitating the placing of the arrow nookupon the bow string and the arrow against the side of the bow before thearrow is drawn and shot.

While the preferred embodiment of the instant invention has beenillustrated and described, it will be understood that it is not intendedto limit the scope of the invention thereto, as many minor changes indetail of construction may be resorted to without departure from thespirit of the invention.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. An attachment adapted to be secured to the handle of a bow comprisingan elongated body plate, bow encircling supporting clamps at the upperand lower ends thereof, an arrow guide rest supported by said plate, anarrow lock lever pivotally mounted on said plate for cooperation withsaid arrow guide rest to secure the forward end of an arrow in partiallydrawn position when disposed on said guide rest, and an arrow lock catchpivotally mounted on said plate and engaging said lock lever forsecuring said arrow lock lever against pivotal movement.

2. An attachment adapted to be secured to the handle of a bow comprisingan elongated and lower ends of said body plate, ball chains for securingsaid clamps, a laterally positioned for cooperation with said arrowguide rest to secure the forward end of an arrow in partially drawnposition when disposed upon said guide rest with the nock end of thearrow forcibly engaged by the string of the bow, and an arrow lock catchpivotally mounted on said plate and engaging said lock lever forsecuring said arrow lock lever against pivotal movement. V

3. An attachment adapted to be secured to the handle of a bow comprisingan elongated body plate, bow encircling supportin clamps on the upperand lower ends thereof, an anchor clip formed on the lower clamp, anarrow guide rest supported by said plate, an arrow locking leverpivotally mounted on said plate, an arrow lock catch pivotally mountedon' said plate and adapted to engage said lock lever, and tension meanssecured on-said plate and terminatingin said anchor clip and onsaidlocking lever and normally urging said locking lever into lockingengagement'with said lock catch.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein said locking lever mounting meansis a forwardly extending pivot bolt secured to said plate and saidtension means includes a' coil spring wound'on said bolt and terminatingin said anchor plate and on said locking lever.

5. An attachment adapted to be secured to the handle of a bow comprisinan elongated body plate, bow encircling supporting clamps on the upperand lower ends thereof, an anchor clip formed on the lower clamp, anarrow guide rest supported by said plate, an arrow locking leverincluding spaced notches pivotally mounted on said plate, one end ofsaid lever being turned at right angles and overlying said guide rest toengage an arrow therebetween, an arrow lock catch pivotally mounted onsaid plate and adapted to engage said lock-,lever, and tension meanssecured on said plate and terminating in said anchor clip and onsaid-locking lever and normally urging said locking lever into lockingengagement with said lock catch. 7 I

6. The combination of claim 5 wherein said lever includes a dependingtrigger for releasing the lever from said lock catchQ '7. Thecombination of claim 5 wherein'said locking lever mounting means is aforwardly extending pivot bolt secured to said plate and said tensionmeans includes a coil spring wound on said bolt and terminating insaidanchor plate and on said locking lever.

8. The combinationpof claim 5 wherein said lock catch includes an armextension adapted to engage said notches to secure said lever againstpivotal movement.

9. The combination of claim 5 wherein said arrow guide rest extendsupwardly and outwardly from said plate to receive an arrow thereon. 5

GEORGE S. OTT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent: 1

Number Number Great Britain 1914

